Window construction for convertible bodies



J. A. OLIVIER WINDOW CONSTRUCTION FOR CONVERTIBLE BODIES 0 ///.f///// s, 3 E@ 5 Filed May 4, 1958 Aug. 26, 1941.

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V ATTORNEKSl are correspondingly -applicable to Patented Aug. 26, 1941 OFFICE WINDOW CONSTRUCTION ron'ooNvEa'r- IDLE BODIES Jules A. Olivier, signor to Detroit, Mich.,

Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., as- The Murray Corporation of America,

a corporation of Delaware Application May4, 1938, Serial No. 205,874

2 Claims.

The'present invention relates to vehicle window constructions and in particular, provides an improved window construction characterized as having two glass sections disposed -in laterally offset planes so that one thereof can be swung to a lowered position relative to the other.

Principal objects of the present invention are to provide an improved window construction of the above generally indicated type, which is simple in construction, may be readily manufactured and assembled, and which is efficient in operation; to .provide such improved operating mechanism for the individual window sections; to provide such a construction characterized in that one of the glass sections is vertically slidable relative to the door and the other of the sections is rotatable between raised and lowered positions; and to provide such a construction which is particularly applicable, but is not limited, to bodies of the so-called convertible type.l

With the above, as which appear in the the appended claims, a preferred |`out illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, throughout the several views of which corresponding reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in outside elevation, with certain of the parts broken away, of a vehicle door embodying the improvements of the present invention, and showing the glass sections vin raised positions;

Figure 2 is a detailed sectional view, taken along the line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a View in vertical transverse section, taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 1, but showlng the glass sections in lowered positions;

Figure 4 is a top view, showing the oiset relation between the individual glass sections; and

Figure 5 is a detailed view in vertical sectiony taken along the vline 5--5 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing, the present invention is herein illustrated as being specifically applied to a rear ,door for a vehicle of the socalled convertible body type- It will be' understood, however, that the improvements of the present invention are equally applicable to both front and rear doors and 'that the improvements well as other objects in view.

for use in bodies of the closed type.

The illustrated door comprises a lower, preferably metallic, body portion IIL'having an outer panel I2 and an inner panel I4 which are cona construction embodying` following description and in doors intended y $0 indicated the window section I6.

` within the 'associated door `the body portion of ventionally secured together, and which, except where the context otherwise requires, may be and preferably `are of conventional construction forming a door w'ell. In accordance with the present invention, the door is provided with two glass sections I6 and I8, the glass section I 8 being vertically slidable from the raised position shown in full lines sition shown in dotted lines in su'ch figure. The companion and smaller glass section I8 is rotatable from the raised position shown in full lines in Figure 1 to the lowered or retracted dotted line position shown in the same figure. As clearly appears in Figures 2, 3, and 4,.sections I6 and I8 are disposed in laterally offset planes relative to each other, so that raised and lowered independently of adjacent section I8, and so that the section I8 may be swung between its raised and lowered positions independently of the position of the section I8. Preferably, and as illustrated, the smaller section I8 is positioned inwardly of the larger section I6.'

The larger glass section I6 is provided with the usual frame 20 of channel shape, which extends completely therearound, and a corresponding channel shaped frame 22 is provided for the smaller glass section I8. The frame element 22 is reversely bent along its forward edge, as at 24 in Figure 2, so `as to provide a channel to receive a sealing strip 26. The sealing strip 26 extends from the bottom vto the top of vthe smaller glass section I8, and forms a continuous seal between the adjacent edges of the two window sections.

The larger window section I6 is supported I0 by means of a, pair of spaced vertically disposed channel members 28 and 30. "The channels 28 and 38 may be suitably and conventionally supported within the body portion of the door, as will be understood. The channel 28 is dimensioned to relatively freely slidably but snugly receive the front portion oi the frame 20 of the section I6, so as to support and.v guide such portion of the window frame during the upward and downward movements of the latter.

The channel 3Uv at the rear edge of the larger window section I8, is suitably supported within the door, and is formed to cooperate and form a rolling guide for a pair of rollers 32 and 34, which are rotatably journalled upon a bracket 36 which is secured to and extends downwardly from the lower rear corner of The rollers 32 and 34 in Figure 1 to the lowered po' section I6 may bey are spaced sufllciently apart vertically of the door so as to afford a flrm support to the section I8 against tilting movement of the latter.

The operating mechanism for the window section I8 is illustrated as comprising a pair of arms 38 and 48, which are rotatably journalled upon trunnions 42 and 44 which are in turn supported from a bracket or plate 48 which is secured within the body of the door in any suitable way. The ends of the arms 38 and 48 are provided with rollers 46 and 48, respectively, having grooved peripheries, which ride between track elements 82 and 54 which are formed at the lower edge of the section I 8. The track element 82 is illus-A trated in Figure 3 as being formed integrally with the lower frame portion 28 for the glass section I'S. The companion track element 84 is illustrated as being formed in a depending ybracket 58 which is secured to the outer face of the frame 20.

The trunnions 42 and 44 also carry gear segments 58 and 60 which are non-rotatable relative to the arms 38 and 40, respectively. The gear segments 58 and 80 are rotatable in response to rotation of a conventional handle 82 through intermediate gears 84, 68, 88, and 10 and a gear segment 12. With this relation, it will be appreciated that rotation of the handle 82 in a window lowering Adirection causes the arms 38 and 40 to rotate in clockwise and coun,- ter-clockwise directions, respectively, about the trunnions 42 and 44, .which action lowers the window section I8 through the cooperation between the rollers 46 and 48 with the previously mentioned guide elements 52 and 84. The lowering movement moves the arms 38 and 40 from the raised position indicated at d to the fully lowered position indicated at b, in which position the window section I8 is fully withdrawn into the body of the door.

The companion window section I8 is supported within the door by means of a trunnion 10, the opposite ends of which are supported in the door body, and an arcuately formed channel-shaped guide element 12, which receives a roller 14 carried upon a bracket 18 which depends from the lower edge of the frame of the window I8. Thel Window section I8 is connected to the trunnion 10 through a casting or equivalent bracket 18. The arcuately shaped channel guide 12, in section, preferably corresponds to the structure. of the previously described channel guide 38 associated with the Window I6, and cooperates in a similar manner with the roller 14.

AThe regulating mechanism for the smaller window section I8 comprises an arm 82, which rides in an elongated slot 84 formed in a bracket 88 which vdepends from the lower edge of the window I8. The arm 82 is provided with a roller or its equivalent which is received within the slot 84. The arm is disposed for rotation in response to movements of the handle 88, through a train of gears including gears 30 and 92. `The gears 88 and 82 are rotatably supported upon a plate 94 which is suitably supported within the body of the door. In operation, it will be appreciated that rotation of the handle 88 in a window lowering direction causes rotation of the arm 82 in a. clockwise direction. This rotation of the arm 82, through its cooperation with the slotted bracket '88, forces the window I8 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction around its supporting trunnion 18. The parts are so adjusted that the rotation of the window I8 can be continued until it is completely concealed within the body of the door, as is indicated in the dotted line showing thereof in Figure 1.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that the present invention provides an extremely efflcient and satisfactory window construction, embodying an improved relationship of the respective glass sections of the window so as to permit independent lretracting movements thereof and also embodying improved supporting and regultating mechanism for the individual window secions. Y

Although only a specific embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, it will be appreciated that various changes in the form, number, and arrangement of parts thereof may be made within the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. In a window construction in a door having a well, the combination of a vertically slidable window section for enclosing a part only of the space above the well, a second window section. and means supporting said Window sections within said well in laterally oil'set relation to each other so as to permit independent movement thereof into said well.

2. In a window construction, the combination of a slidable window section, a second window section pivotally mounted for movement in a y plane parallel to said first section, said window sections being supported in laterally ol'set relation and each enclosing aportion only of the window opening, and a sealing element` carried by one of said ysections and disposed to abut the other section so as to form aseal between said two sections.

JULES A. OLIVIER. 

